AUSTIN - Yesterday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals found that the attorney general cannot prosecute election cases unilaterally – a decision AG Ken Paxton thinks “could be devastating for future elections in Texas.”
AUSTIN – Dozens of notable Texans, many of whom are among the state's most potent GOP political donors, are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to “show strong leadership” and make sure children go back to the classroom this fall.
I have great affection for my alma mater, the University of Texas School of Law, and am grateful for the excellent, affordable, and life-changing education I received there. I have previously reminisced about my student years (here and here), and from time to time have also offered some constructive criticism, mainly directed at the university administration as a whole, particularly regarding the leadership of UT President Greg Fenves.
AUSTIN – A sealed motion has surfaced in the criminal case against Attorney General Ken Paxton, suggesting prosecutors misled the grand jury to secure an indictment.
Texas has a history of politicized prosecutions that attempt to destroy careers only to be thrown out of court. Think Tom DeLay and Rick Perry. The latest target is Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and on inspection the evidence and legal process against him so far look equally dubious.
DALLAS – In the most recent development in the ongoing saga of the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System (DPFP), city officials have proposed a controversial plan that would not save the current system at all.
HEMPSTED (Southeast Texas Record Weekly) -- Hardin County Precinct 6 Constable Tim Moody has been indicted on a misdemeanor charge of abuse of official capacity, but plans to plead not guilty.
A McKinney, Texas-based investment firm named in a felony indictment against Attorney General Ken Paxton was issued a $90,000 fine for fraud and plagiarism by the Texas State Securities Board on March 18.
A Fannin County woman and a Montgomery County woman are suing over claims they were sexually assaulted while inmates under transport between facilities.Debra Thomas and Natalie Davis filed a lawsuit Oct. 8 in the Sherman Division of the Eastern District of Texas against Community Education Centers Inc.; Fannin County, Texas; Greg Garrison; and William Clifford Isaacs.According to the complaint, Thomas
A 39-year-old Lufkin man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Beaumont Division of the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales.
The Jefferson County Courthouse remains barricaded after a gunman opened fire near the entrance on March 14. It was around 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, and Beaumont Police Chief James Singletary was in back of the police station "talking to the guys" during shift change when he heard the sound of gunfire coming from the county courthouse next door.
The area in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse remains blocked off today following a shooting rampage that left one dead this morning.
One victim is confirmed dead and three others have been hospitalized after a gunman opened fire today outside the Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont.
The flagging U.S. economy caught up with several high-profile North Texas companies during the past year, creating a logjam of bankruptcy cases in Androvett Legal Media & Marketing's list of the Top 10 North Texas Legal Stories of 2011. Bankruptcies for American Airlines, Blockbuster and the Dallas Stars earned spots on the annual list of the area's top legal news. Others include the ongoing corruption
